Surprisingly, making the map doesn’t require him to ski the mountain–in fact, when he started out in his career, he didn’t ski at all. Even today, he says he rarely skis the mountains he’s ...

At ski resorts around the country ... avid skier like Stuart Winchester has a drawer full of hundreds of maps — he’s even decorated his Brooklyn laundry room with a couple of dozen of them.

His work has defined the look of ski areas across continents, the details so accurate that people even use his maps to navigate unmarked and unnamed areas of mountains. And to this day ...

and even backcountry skiers can rely on avalanche forecasting apps to foreshadow their expeditions. What does this mean for renowned ski map artist James Niehues and his prodigy, Rad Smith?

Even those with a good sense of direction can ... to Europe and some resorts use the same system as North America. Ski area ...

Ski maps are valued more,” he says. “It’s nice to have people approach me ... Much of his time was spent hunting and fishing along the Colorado River.In fact, Niehues didn’t even learn to ski until ...

Even those with a good sense of direction can often still use a hand when skiing at a new place or in conditions that make it hard to navigate. Luckily, ski resorts tend to put a lot of time and ...

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s now a better picture of avalanche risks around Taos Ski Valley thanks to a recent report. The new maps replace the ones created in 2001. With an average annual ...